[Intro] [Verse] When he was just a little boy        He only had one favourite toy        And he had nothing on his mind He never left anything behind No   As he got older things got worse      Like he’d been born under a curse      Things started to fall apart They weren’t like they were at the start No   [Chorus] It’s like a civil war growing up     It’s like a civil war Don’t turn away It’s something you can’t ignore Growing up       It’s like a civil war    [Interlude] / [Verse 2] And now that he was in his teens      He’d started to learn what life means Problems were still appearing They didn’t look like disappearing No   [Chorus 2] It’s like a civil war growing up     It’s like a civil war Don’t turn away It’s something you can’t ignore Growing up     [Solo] [Coda] Growing up    It’s like a civil war Don’t turn away It’s something you can’t ignore Growing up    It’s like a civil war Don’t turn away It’s something you can’t ignore Growing up      It’s like a civil war